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RUM DRINKING IS NOT ILLEGAL

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RUM DRINKING IS NOT ILLEGAL

There are no laws against the drinking of rum in Guyana. In fact, so long as the alcohol consumed is not bush rum, then there are no laws against its imbibing. There are laws, of course, against the...

GPL, GuySuCo to sign agreement within days

Aug 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL, GuySuCo to sign agreement within days

An agreement is to be signed within days between the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to formalise the sale of electricity from the new Skeldon sugar...

In the hierarchy of influence the AFC is a distant tenth

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on In the hierarchy of influence the AFC is a distant tenth

Dear Editor, I was deeply amused by Sheila Holder’s statement about ACDA in the recent SN Sunday article, “Opposition admits voters disenchanted”. Her statement about ACDA calling for a...

Unstoppable China

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Unstoppable China

One surprisingly low-keyed headline, “China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy” and an editorial, “Return of the (US) Killer Trade Deficit”, in Monday’s New York Times pronounced on a...

Let’s make this area safe for the kids

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s make this area safe for the kids

Dear Editor, Allow me to highlight two observations. The management of Churches Chicken in Linden, situated in Coop Crescent, formally J. P. Santos may have glossed over erecting a safety device in...

“Trust and obey, for there’s no other way.”

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way.”

I am not a religious person but I know there is a popular Christian hymn with the above title. If that hymn applies to any human being or institution or process in this country, it is to the men and...

Gender-based violence workshop underway

Aug 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gender-based violence workshop underway

A three-day gender-based violence workshop began yesterday at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue. The activity is the result of the collaboration of the United Nations Development Fund...

I Can See Clearly Now: The Case of the Former First Lady

Aug 18, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on I Can See Clearly Now: The Case of the Former First Lady

As I read through the various articles on my chosen topic, I was so upset that I was physically trembling. The anger, frustration and sense of betrayal on behalf of another were overwhelming. It was...

Customs foregoes city check on Fip’s imports

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Customs foregoes city check on Fip’s imports

…as barge is moved to Linden Full disclosure on the US15.4M contract awarded to Synergy Holdings Inc. seems to be ever elusive as officials with the relevant information could not be reached...

Husband shot twice, wife cutlass-whipped

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Husband shot twice, wife cutlass-whipped

…as bandits terrorise, rob Mahaica couple By Latoya Giles Seven heavily-armed bandits shot a businessman twice and inflicted a cruel cutlass beating on his wife during a brazen early morning...

Magistrate Sohan did not take breathalyzer test – Police

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Magistrate Sohan did not take breathalyzer test – Police

Senior officials of the Guyana Police Force are maintaining that Magistrate Chandra Sohan refused to submit to a breathalyzer test following an accident on the Coldingen Public Road on the East Coast...

Homeowner in custody

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Homeowner in custody

…as power company expresses frustration The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) says that last Sunday’s electrocution of eight-year-old Mark Anthony August highlights the enormous...

Arrest warrant for former judge withdrawn

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Arrest warrant for former judge withdrawn

– accused claimed he was unaware of charges Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani yesterday withdrew an arrest warrant he had issued for former judge Jainarayan Singh Jr., following his non-appearance to...

Dem boys seh…Is time fuh dem talk

Aug 17, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is time fuh dem talk

De people in Guyana laughing. Things getting right. Fip equipment come but is only some. Well if de li’l bit tek suh lang people got to wonder how lang de rest gun tek to arrive. Anyhow, things...

Coconuts exports hit the roof

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Coconuts exports hit the roof

By Leonard Gildarie An Indian expert has been retained to revitalise Guyana’s coconut industry but the emphasis will not be on just the exports of the actual nuts. Rather, Dr. Shivarama Reddy has...

Sharma slams “clandestine” gov’t move

Aug 17, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sharma slams “clandestine” gov’t move

…as conflict looms over Berbice TV 21 transmissions The owner of CNS TV6, which has a licence to broadcast on Channel 6, has blasted local authorities for not being allowed to extend its signals,...

Burnham, Jagan, apartheid rulers and historical facts

Aug 17, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Burnham, Jagan, apartheid rulers and historical facts

It is the season of celebrating the life and accomplishments of one of the “fathers” of the nation, Forbes Burnham. A few months ago, it was Cheddi Jagan’s turn. Both of these silly seasons...

Alpha are GFF Super 8 champions – defeat Victoria Kings 2-1

Aug 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha are GFF Super 8 champions – defeat Victoria Kings 2-1

GDF bang Sunburst Camptown 4-1 for 3rd Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United continued their dominance of club football in Guyana when they added the Guyana Football Federation Super 8 championship...

WHAT ABOUT THE FLOODS IN PAKISTAN?

Aug 17, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT ABOUT THE FLOODS IN PAKISTAN?

Earlier this year, it took a strongly worded statement from the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana to wrench a condemnation from the government over Israel’s actions against the Gaza flotilla....

Inter-market football c’ship kicks off tonight

Aug 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter-market football c’ship kicks off tonight

The eagerly awaited Inter Market football competition gets underway this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) with four exciting matches plus two exhibition games. Organizer of the...

Oasis Café contributes to GASP Junior Scrabble tournament

Aug 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Oasis Café contributes to GASP Junior Scrabble tournament

The highly anticipated Junior Scrabble tournament organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will get underway this Saturday, August 21 and the executives of that organization are...

Another national team does well

Aug 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another national team does well

By Rawle Welch Once again another national team has performed outstandingly at an international event and once again it reinforces the point that given the right kind of support from the Government...

FIFA/GFF Beach Soccer Coaches Seminar kicks off in Linden

Aug 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA/GFF Beach Soccer Coaches Seminar kicks off in Linden

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in its continued efforts to equip its officers to perform their duties in a professional and sound manner has commenced yet another training programme with...

Rice Factories (Amendment) Act 2009 critical to the industry

Aug 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Rice Factories (Amendment) Act 2009 critical to the industry

Dear Editor Guyana’s rice industry is one the pillars of its economy. The country exports as much as 70% of its rice produce, which gives us the potential to earn up to US$100 milion annually from...

The significance of the month of August The significance of the month of August

Aug 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The significance of the month of August The significance of the month of August

Dear Editor, Today, 17 August is the birthday of Marcus Garvey who was born 123 years ago in Jamaica. Garvey was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator....

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‘One Guyana’ 3×3 Quest Basketball opens with local teams in mixed results

This must not be our hour of humiliation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There are moments in the history of nations when fate lays before them a choice not of... more